Motivational Speaker Certificate Course Online
International Association of Professions Career College
Online Only
In this part-time online Motivational Speaker Certificate Course you will learn how to become a motivational speaker, including important principles and practical step-by-step techniques for motivational speaking and getting started in a career as a professional motivational speaker. Become a Motivational Speaker You will learn: what a motivational speaker does and how to do motivational speaking, how to develop your skills to succeed in a motivational speaking career, how to get hired for a job as a motivational speaker, and how to start your own motivational speaking business and get clients. What Happens In the Motivational Speaker Certificate Course The Motivational Speaker Certificate Course is an online learning program with suggested readings from the textbook (IAP Career College Guide to Become a Motivational Speaker). This course is self directed, which means you may study and complete assignments at times that are most convenient for you from the comfort of your own home. This part-time Motivational Speaker Certificate Course has a recommended completion date of 6 weeks from the start of the program, however, you may choose to complete the course in as little as 4 weeks or as long as 12 weeks, depending on your schedule. The Motivational Speaker Certificate Course has been created to allow you to complete it without any teaching assistance. However, if you have questions or need assistance, you can receive help from a Faculty Member throughout the 6 weeks of the course. Your Faculty Member is a valuable resource person who can provide you with personal teaching assistance to help you succeed in the course and advice to help you succeed in the career. Course Topics The Motivational Speaker Certificate Course has been developed to meet high academic standards, ensuring that as a graduate you can display with pride the Motivational Speaker Certificate you will earn from the International Association of Professions Career College. How to Become a Motivational Speaker In this course, you will learn how to become a motivational speaker. Topics covered in the Motivational Speaker Certificate Course include the following: Introduction Getting Ready: - Come Up with Speaking Topics - Develop Your Areas of Expertise - Create Speech Titles - Check Out Your Competition - Identify Your Benefits - Know Your Target Audiences Speechwriting: - Hiring a Speechwriter - Writing Your Own Speech - Copyright Speaking Skills: - Traits of a Good Speaker - How to Improve Your Skills Setting Up a Speaking Business: - Getting Started - Finances - Preparing for a Speech - Employees and Contractors Getting Hired: - Who Hires Speakers? - A Potential Employer’s Greatest Fear - How to Approach Employers - Producing Demo Materials - How to Get Employers to Approach You - Preparing Proposals - Rates of Pay Types of Employers: - Best Ways for Beginners to Break In - Conventions, Conferences, Meetings, and Trade Shows - Seminar and Training Companies - Corporations, Government Agencies, and Non-Profits - Continuing Education - Schools and Colleges - Cruise Ships Speakers Bureaus: - How a Bureau Works - Getting a Bureau to Choose You - A Few Cautions About Bureaus Being Successful on the Job: - Ask “What Else Can I Do?” - Sell Products - Connect with Other Speakers - Go the Extra Mile - How to Present Your Own Seminars What Is Included in the Motivational Speaker Certificate Course This all-inclusive Motivational Speaker Certificate Course package includes: - Registration for the Motivational Speaker Certificate Course - Access to a Faculty Member to provide you with personal teaching assistance and career advice - (Optional) 2022 membership in the IAPO International Association of Professional Motivational Speakers for only $2.99 per month - Downloadable Motivational Speaker Certificate personalized with your name and the seal of the International Association of Professions Career College which you may print - (Optional) Opportunity to order official certificates printed on fine linen paper and embossed with the gold seal of the college - Textbook: IAP Career College Guide to Become a Motivational Speaker (e-book edition) Testimonials: Melanie Walters "It includes excellent details on how to get started from preparing my materials to finding my clients. I was in broadcasting for 21 years (so I am already known locally as the former weathercaster and newsperson) … I want to supplement my income and begin doing motivational speaking. Thank you soooo much for the most helpful guide I could receive in preparing for my new venture!!" |